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01-26-2024 06:42 AM - edited 01-26-2024 06:43 AM
Hello,
I have an hardware issue, very possibly due to my PC powering off during a Bios update..
I have now errors everywhere, I cannot open folders (corrupted data) etc.. et now that I did à New restart the PC is indicating me the Smart Hard disk error : imminent failure
> Now, how can I safely copy the data to an external hdd ?
Currently i am still on the error screen.
I can either : launch system diagnosis
Continue startup as usual
Julien
01-26-2024 10:26 AM
"very possibly due to my PC powering off during a Bios update.."
It sounds like you may have bricked your PC. Good luck on getting data from the hard disk.
Powering off during a BIOS update is , next to pouring water in the laptop, is perhaps the worst thing you can do to a laptop.
That is why you were warned not to power off as part of the BIOS update messaging when the update began.
You can try the following:
Replace the hard disk and reinstall Windows.
You can also pay a recovery company €€ to attempt to recover your corrupted data.
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01-29-2024 09:32 AM
Hello,
Thanks for the response.
I am actually not for confirmation but on info as to how concretely to :
- Copy all Hard Disk data to my external HDD.
- How to open/read the data in the usual respective softwares
The data is surely not corrupted. Windows just tell it is but I imagine the data is actually still untouched for the bigger part.
Thanks